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Vintage: Is there a line I should not cross?

In some way, shape, or form I wear vintage every day of the week. It’s not because I’m tragically hip, it’s simply because $3.98 sweaters from the Goodwill are much more in tune with my budget than Calvin Klein’s latest crop of gator jackets. But I recently came across a swimsuit in my closet that I’ve had for years and suddenly realized that I bought it, yes, at a thrift store. In fact, I wore it for the entire summer of 2003. Is that gross? Granted, vintage stuff is previously worn by nature, but where to draw the line? Or should there be any line at all? Let’s discuss.